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She has been hallucinating or not idk for 6 months seeing little babies that visit, but it has now increased to adults coming with the babies, along with others, that has now overcrowded her room to where she says they won't let her sleep. The kid's bother her things on a table by her bed, she's afraid to get up and go to the bathroom out of fear of stepping on them...but has urinated, and had a number 2 on herself cause she doesn't want to disturb them. Now she says my deceased Dad of 25 yrs comes every night and lays beside her and she talks, smiles, lays her arm to the side and says he's holding her hand.


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My 101 yeard old mother passed in October. She was having similar hallucinations. She had a very bad UTI, developed delirium and went downhill from there. I thought she was improving through the summer but I guess it was just that brief last rally that often happens before death.
The day she died, we were sitting at the dining room table talking after our lunch. Suddenly she said very loudly "Hi Mom, Hi Dad! I have missed you so much!" She was so happy to "see" them. I said I could not see them. She replied "Maybe my reality is different than yours. I am dying." I was rather taken aback by that reply. I had no response to that. She died that evening.
Your mother may be preparing herself for her passing. Spending time with her now may seem a burden, the wet bed may seem a big problem right now but once she is gone you will miss her. Cherish every moment with her even the bad ones.
Perhaps what we classify as hallucination are really the reality of a person preparing to pass. Who knows. I always let my mother talk and just went along with her. Your mother may have a uti. That is how my mother's delirium started, As for bed wetting, I bought Tena overnight underwear for my mother. They never leaked once on the bed. She got used to me changing them during the night. We worked out a bed routine and even with the delirium episodes she was still able to help me help her. I knew when she needed a change because she would wake up and start to move around in her bed. My mother was on Resperidone, that helped immensely with the hallucinating.
Hope you find a solution to the bed problem. Hang in there. Your mother is lucky to have you.
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What is the diagnosis on your Mother? Does she by any chance have Lewy's Dementia? My brother's nighttime hallucinations was amazing in their completeness, from garden pool parties outside his window that he could explain people in details, to a huddling immigrant mother and babe in corner of his room. He was amazingly with it otherwise, and could explain that he knew this was not real on some level.
If diagnosed either with mental problems or dementia, has your Mom been tried on any medications? This is a complex thing, what she is experiencing and you are I think going to have to work with a good neuro-psychiatric person.
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Great suggestions from JuliaRose.
I would also suggest you have mom checked for a UTI. That’s often the problem.
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Hi, I can see this would be challenging. Two thoughts come to mind. First thought is that when my grandma started seeing babies, she just needed an adjustment to her medication. So, maybe your Mom’s doctor could help.

Second, She may be preparing to transition. But, maybe there are things you can do to help her access the bathroom. Have you thought of buying a commode to put by her bed? Or go along with her hallucinations: put two strips of tape on the floor and announce that nothing is permitted to obstruct this walkway to the bathroom, for example. Try different tactics, and see if anything works. I’d suggest having her wear depends to avoid messes.

Good luck
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